Aloysius Ellacuría (Juan Luis Ellacuría Echevarría)
Basque-born Claretian priest who ministered in Southern California
Who they were
Born at Yurre in Vizcaya to a large, devout Basque family, he became a Claretian and spent many years in ministry in Southern California, where he had a wide reputation for holiness and for answered prayers.
The miracles
No miracle has been approved. The cause is at its first stage.
Why that counted as sanctity
On 19 September 2014 Dr Andrea Ambrosi, approved by Archbishop José Gomez as postulator, formally petitioned the archbishop to open the diocesan inquiry into the Servant of God's life, heroic virtues and reputation for holiness; the Holy See gave the nihil obstat on 11 April 2016.
The cause
Aloysius Ellacuría (Juan Luis Ellacuría Echevarría) is named a Servant of God; the cause continues. Favours received, and offers of help, go to the postulation, the office that carries the cause forward: The cause of Aloysius Ellacuría (Juan Luis Ellacuría Echevarría).
Checked against the sources listed on 24 September 2026. Corrections welcome.